Occult tension pneumothorax discovered following imaging for adult trauma patients in the modern major trauma system: a multicentre observational study

Conclusion
Radiological imaging may be appropriate for selected trauma patients at risk of tension pneumothorax if they are considered haemodynamically stable. Trauma patients may be physiologically stable enough for radiological imaging but have occult tension pneumothorax because they did not have the typical clinical presentation. The historical dogma of the ‘forbidden scan’ no longer applies to such patients.

Source: Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps - March 20, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Naumann, D. N., Sellon, E., Mitchinson, S., Tucker, H., Marsden, M. E. R., Norris-Cervetto, E., Bafitis, V., Smith, T., Bradley, R., Alzarrad, A., Naeem, S., Smith, G., Dillane, S., Humphrys-Eveleigh, A., Wordsworth, M., Sanchez-Thompson, N., Bootland, D. Tags: Original research Source Type: research